DeSoto County Launches Friendly Contest as Census Deadline Moves up

DESOTO COUNTY, MS - DeSoto and Madison Counties are statistically tied at a 70 percent self-response rate for the 2020 Census. One of the counties could rank number one in Mississippi for having the highest percentage counted which has initiated a friendl...

No Tire Disposal for Commercial Vendors

Commercial Vendors are currently prohibited from disposing of tires at the Rubbish Pit and Central Maintenance.  This policy will remain in effect until further notice.

Absentee Voting Information for the November 3, 2020 General Election

Mississippi does not have early voting. We have what is known as absentee voting which requires a valid reason to vote before the election.

Absentee voting is held for 45 days prior to every election. Starting September 21st, the Circuit Clerk’s ...

DeSoto County Counts: The Census -Then and Now

The 1940 Census was the first time Lealon and Lillian were listed as a married couple in the Census. They were sharecroppers who lived on a farm in DeSoto County with two sons and Lealon’s father, Will. A total of 26,663 peopled live in DeSoto C...

Clearing the Air In DeSoto County

DeSoto County would like to “clear the air” so to speak about air quality.  DeSoto County participates in the Air Quality Flag Program. Each day DeSoto County raises a flag that corresponds to how clean or polluted the air is....

PROPERTY AT RISK OF BEING LOST

DeSoto County, Mississippi 2017 Delinquent Property Taxes

Delinquent taxes for the Tax Year 2017, which have not been redeemed, must be paid/redeemed by August 27, 2020 at 5 pm in the office of the Chancery Clerk at 365 Losher St., Ste. 120, Hernando, MS.

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